Laura Smith Writer

Author: mslauraasmith

  • My First Pride March

    My First Pride March

    NYC June 30, 2025 I spent this past weekend in Manhattan. I was there to run a few races to earn credit for my entry into the 2026 TCS NYC Marathon and visit a good friend. This weekend also happened to coincide with the NYC Pride Parade, an annual demonstration (celebration) honoring the Stonewall Riots…

  • Snapshots: Moments in Time

    Snapshots: Moments in Time

    One of the greatest gifts my self-taught naturalist father ever bestowed upon me was the gift of curiosity. With that curiosity came a deep abiding love of the natural world, which grew and blossomed throughout the decades. I returned from Cape Cod yesterday evening, my husband, three cats, and husky mix, Luna, in tow. We…

  • Resistance

    Resistance

    Listening to the silent resistance – the heartbeat of ourforgotten ancestors.I am wrapped in pink silk,my bare feet in lush grass,toes gripping – holdingme to the earth, roots sink as my spine -rigid – connects to the voices of the past.My anger is metallic – Sharp and cold – with razor sharp edgesI leak, my…

  • United Half Marathon Recap

    United Half Marathon Recap

    #NYRR #UnitedHalf #NYRRvols This past weekend I made the trek to NYC from our quiet little home in the Berkshires, to run the NYRR United Half Marathon. It has be a bit of time since I have run a longer distance, with the marathon in early November and months of ice and cold between, I…

  • Breathe

    Breathe

    It has been a very long few months and I have learned much about myself since the election results came back here in the US. First, it is possible to survive without Amazon. In fact, this has been one of the positives that have come from the election of a felon to the highest office…

  • I put parental controls on my social media

    I put parental controls on my social media

    WTF America? It hasn’t even been a week and he has initiated project “Let’s Destroy the USA.” I will not utter his name on my space, he is hereto to be known as FOTUS (felon of the United States). WE are at the FAFO moment in our country’s history. And we have sunk so low,…

  • NYC Marathon Recap

    NYC Marathon Recap

    Part 1! It has been over month since I ran the TCS NYC Marathon. I also haven’t been writing as much (par for the course during the school year) so this post is long overdue. This year’s race was a positive experience: the weather was amazing, my tendinopathy was under control, my training block went…

  • “Here I Go Again”

    “Here I Go Again”

    I am a child of the 80’s, a proud member of Generation X and super-fan of Bon Jovi, AC/DC, Men at Work, Sting, Duran Duran, Prince, and Simple Minds. The music I listened to as a teenager evokes a strong sense of nostalgia, despite the emotional upheavals and dumpster fires I experienced in adolescence. I…